Videnskab og natur

The Conchologists Nomenclator. A Catalogue of All the Recent Species of Shells, Included Under the Subkingdom &Apos;Mollusca&Apos;, with Their Authorities, Synonymes and References to Works Where Figured or Described

Agnes Catlow; Lovell Reeve · 1845 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Reeve, Brothers, 1845. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this comprehensive nineteenth-century reference work, listing all contemporaneously known species of shells under the subkingdom Mollusca, with detailed authorities and bibliographic references. ...

The Principles of Physiological and Physical Science; Comprehending the Ends for Which Animated Being Were Created; and an Examination of the Unnatural and Artificial Systems of Philosophy Which Now Prevail

Richard Saumarez · 1812 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Printed by R. Edwards for T. Egerton, 1812. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this very scarce volume on physiology and physical science from Richard Saumarez. Author's presentation copy of the first edition. Inscribed "From the Author" to the title pag...

Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-Coast

Anne Pratt · 1856 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. An uncommon 1856 copy of Anne Pratt's richly illustrated title. An uncommon 1856 copy of this work, originally published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1853.Bound in embossed red cloth bo...

Glaucus; or, the Wonders of the Shore

Charles Kingsley · 1855 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1855. Cloth. The second edition of Kingsley's charming seaside study in the publisher's original cloth with pictorial gilt decoration. The second edition in the publisher's original brown cloth with pictorial gilt decoration. With a mo...

The Physical Geography of the Sea

M.F. Maury · 1859 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , T. Nelson And Sons, 1859. Cloth. A comprehensive account on the physical geography of the sea, with 13 plates and 9 folding maps. In publisher's original decorative red cloth binding. The sixth or later edition, with a preface to the first and sixth edition. Il...

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh; Thomas Blizzard; Robert Kennedy; Thomas Thomson, et al. · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)

Edinburgh; London, Cadell and Davies; Archibald Constable & Co, 1802-1812 . First edition. Paperback. An impressive collection of three volumes of the transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, with articles on a range of mathematical and scientific subjects. First appear...

Elements of Geometry

John Playfair · 1822 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Edinburgh , Bell & Bradfute; Stirling & Slade; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822. Leather. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf binding. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf ...

Crab, Shrimp, and Lobster Lore, Gathered Amongst the Rocks and the Sea-Shore, by the Riverside, and in the Forest

W. B. Lord · 1867 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lord's detailed illustrated natural history study of crustaceans, beautifully illustrated with engravings. The first edition. In the publisher's original blue and gilt cloth. Illus...

The Science of Phrenology Consistent with the Doctrine of Christianity; a Letter Addressed to Dr. Spurzheim

John C. Tomlinson · 1826 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1826. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce and fascinating article from 'The Pamphleteer' on the Pseudoscience of phrenology from John C. Tomlinson. The first edition, from 'The Pamphleteer', Vol. XXVI, No. LII. A very scarce art...

Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands

Charles St. John · 1846 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, John Murray, 1846. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of Charles St. John's natural history and sporting work on the Scottish highlands, bound in half calf. The first edition. Bound by Gresswell in half calf with marbled paper to the board...

I Love Galesburg in the Springtime: Fantasy and Time Stories

Jack Finney · 1965 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of this collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from American author Jack Finney. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust w...

A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor; with an Account of the Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country; and Sketches of Popular Manners; &C

G. W. Featherstonhaugh · 1847 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Richard Bentley, 1847. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this geological account of a canoe journey up the Wisconsin River from the first geologist to the US government, George William Featherstonhaugh, with an accompanying folding map. The first edition. Ill...

Every Mother&Apos;S Book November, 1949

1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Sussex, Alfred Fennings, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart copy of this illustrated guide for mothers from Alfred Fennings chemist. Scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A charming pamphlet from the chemist Alfred Fennings, who established Fennings Pharmaceuticals in...

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M. S. &Apos;Beagle&Apos; Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.

Charles Darwin · 1909 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, John Murray, 1909. Leather. A smartly bound later edition of this journal of a voyage around the world by English naturalist Charles Darwin, with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map to the rear, nineteen images across fifteen pl...

The Butterflies of Scotland: A Natural History

George Thomson · 1980 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Croom Helm, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this natural history on Scotland's butterflies, with plates and maps throughout. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust ...

Birds of the Loch and Mountain

Seton P. Gordon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce heavily illustrated study of the habits of Scottish mountain birds. The first edition.A scarce work.Seton P. Gordon's detailed exploration of the ornithological life of Scotla...

The New "Mauretania": Fulfilment of a Great Enterprise

E. Keble Chatterton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Liverpool, Cunard White Star, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce launch brochure for the RMS Mauretania, a British ocean liner that was one of the first ships built for the newly formed Cunard-White Star company. A very scarce first edition.Completed in May 1939, t...

A Natural History of British Moths

Rev. F. O. Morris · 1871 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Henry Edward Knox, 1871. Cloth. A complete four volume set of this brightly illustrated study of British moths. Complete in four volumes. Scarce work. Illustrated with one hundred and thirty-two plates, holding thirty in volume one, thirty in volume two, thirty-five in...

The Zoo Conversation Book: Hughie&Apos;S Second Visit

Edmund Selous · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Mills and Boon, Limited, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of this illustrated children's zoology book wherein a boy's speaks with various animals. First edition. The very scarce follow-up work to the author's first 'Zoo Convers...

Comic Arithmetic

[Alfred Crowquill]; [Alfred Henry Forrester] · 1844 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated comical textbook on maths by Arthur Crowquill. The first edition.Alfred Crowquill's comical textbook of arithmetic, presenting humorous anecdotes and poems exploring maths. Illustr...